“What you all modeled I hope sets a new standard for how one can die, how one can get married, how one can celebrate birth, how one can be in community on a regular basis.”
When “We Do” Holds More Than Two: Centering Community in a Marriage Ritual
Author: lievawhitbeck
On violence
I’ve had a lot of occasion this week to think about two small pieces of my personal history: one in which I slapped someone, and one in which someone slapped me. The time I was slapped was a relief. I was in middle school and had been subject to bullying for months. It wasn’t the… Continue reading On violence
White people, get off your high horse. Our conflict resolution strategies aren’t better.
I don’t have any opinions to share about Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, Black women’s hair, or alopecia. I don’t know any of the people involved, and I know just enough to know that as a white woman watching the internet television version of this situation there are many layers of shit-I-don’t-know-shit-about going… Continue reading White people, get off your high horse. Our conflict resolution strategies aren’t better.
The GOAT
Content warning: physical and sexual abuse of girls in the context of elite gymnastics Simone Biles, the best gymnast this world has ever seen, delayed her well-earned retirement by five years. Instead of enjoying well-deserved time off, she stuck around and changed the abusive culture of her sport. The impact of her staying is that… Continue reading The GOAT
Welcome white friend!
Hi friend! I just want to welcome you, personally, to anti-racist work. Welcome! I'm so glad you're here. We really need you. If you stick around and join us in this liveslong journey, I promise it will transform you. The lies are really intense. The messed-up-ness of the whiteness inside of us is really intense.… Continue reading Welcome white friend!
Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables and Sausages with Lemony Basil Pesto
So, this seventy-billionth week of March, 2020, my friend Kate, who is an actual food blogger, sent me this delicious recipe from Tasty Seasons! Enjoy! https://tastyseasons.com/sheet-pan-roasted-vegetables-sausages-lemony-basil-pesto
Best Chicken Enchiladas Ever!
So this recipe is from my dad, John Whitbeck. It’s delicious. Also, it’s 2020, and there’s a plague on, so I made some modifications. First, since I didn’t have canned black beans, I learned how to make delicious dried beans in my instant pot (https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-black-beans/). I had everything else except for canned green chiles. They… Continue reading Best Chicken Enchiladas Ever!
Chicken Francese with roasted potatoes and spinach
From my mama, Trees Whitbeck Will feed 4 people. TIME: if you know you have all the ingredients, this dinner takes 1 hour to make start to finish and you will be busy. 1 hour for 4 people, if you have a skillet that can hold 4 chicken cutlets next to each other. 1h:20min for… Continue reading Chicken Francese with roasted potatoes and spinach
Butter Chicken
So, this week my friend Leela sent me a recipe that I somehow messed up. What was supposed to be pasta with cheesy cream sauce instead became a single giant lump of cheese surrounded by pasta. I chopped it up with scissors to distribute and it was delicious! But I’ll need to figure out what… Continue reading Butter Chicken
Caruso Sauce
by Michelle Caruso Walker (I've made a few updates, but feel free to go with what feels right <3) History: My nonna, Maria Caruso, taught me this recipe. She learned this process when she was a young girl in southern Italy. (I have made some adjustments to make it my own. Feel free to do the… Continue reading Caruso Sauce
Lieva Whitbeck 